Illinois House Democrats will start voting in Sunday, as House Speaker Mike Madigan is in danger of missing out on a nineteenth term.… MORE
Category Archives: Politics
IDES complaints continue
Illinois House Republicans are again lighting into the state’s unemployment system. Delays, fraud, and a short staff are among the problems at the Illinois Department of Employment Security, and State Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) is not here for it. He says it starts at the top.… MORE
LaHood: Trump “somewhat responsible”
Criticism continues from within the President’s own party after Wednesday’s riots at the Capitol.… MORE
Could it happen here? It already has
Could it happen here? It already has.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker: Vaccine priority given to Illinoisans 65 and up
The message remains: wear a mask. But there’s a new one: get a shot.… MORE
Sen. Duckworth: What happened in the capitol “is shameful”
One of the state’s top Democrats, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), took the opportunity in the hours after the Capitol breach Wednesday to, again, bash President Trump.… MORE
House Speaker vote could make history
If House Speaker Mike Madigan’s (D-Chicago) days are numbered atop the chamber, supermajority Democrats could make history by electing a woman.… MORE
Rep. Kinzinger first Republican to call on Trump to be removed from office
Just a day after violence erupted in the nation’s capital, a Republican Congressman from Illinois calls for Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office.… MORE
Duckworth: Unlike anything I’ve ever seen on domestic soil
Thousands of violent protesters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was in session to count the Electoral College vote confirming the 2020 election for President-elect Joe Biden.… MORE
Pritzker calls on Congress to impeach and remove President Trump
Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on lawmakers in Washington D.C. to impeach and remove President Trump.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…